Once again, Georgia Southern President Dr. Bruce Grube, in his abundant wisdom, has chosen not to ask me to address this year's graduates from Georgia Southern University, thereby denying me my lifelong dream of being able to be ignored by thousands of people simultaneously.

Facilities updates were the main focus at last week's Bulloch County Board of Education meeting. Charles Wilson, assistant superintendent of Business and Finance, presented a brief overview of the progress at school construction projects around the county.

At the request of the Statesboro City Council, the Georgia Legislature approved the annexation of Monster Storage, located on the Veterans Memorial Bypass, into the city limits, over the objections of the business' owner.

The Statesboro City Council narrowly approved an ordinance regulating involuntary towing inside the city limits, but minutes later effectively tabled the ordinance when they tabled the maximum fee able to be charged to tow and wrecker companies.